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Bessie D. Simmons 1896–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1896

Birth Location: Magnolia

Death Date: 29 Oct 1982

Death Location: Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA

Father: Guy Dillon

Mother: Amy Lampkin

Spouse(s): Horace Simmons

Children(s): Joseph Simmons

Bessie D. Simmons was born in 1896 in Magnolia, the child of Guy Dillon And Amy Lampkin. In 1935, Bessie D. Simmons resided in Pike, Mississippi. In 1940, Bessie D. Simmons resided in Beat 1, Pike, Mississippi, USA. Bessie D. Simmons married Horace Simmons, and had children including Hilda Simmons, Joseph Lee Simmons, Tonnie Sinnons. Bessie D. Simmons passed away in 1982 in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie D. Simmons was born in 1896 in Magnolia, the child of Guy Dillon And Amy Lampkin.
  • In 1935, Bessie D. Simmons resided in Pike, Mississippi.
  • In 1940, Bessie D. Simmons resided in Beat 1, Pike, Mississippi, USA.
  • Bessie D. Simmons married Horace Simmons, and had children including Hilda Simmons, Joseph Lee Simmons, Tonnie Sinnons.
  • Bessie D. Simmons passed away in 1982 in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Simmons
1896–1982
Birth Place: Magnolia
Parents
Guy Dillon
1854–1920
Pike, Mississippi, United States
Amy Lampkin
1861–1907
Mississippi
Grandparents
Dillon
1825–1892
Pike County, Mississippi, USA
Caroline (Castleman Bacon) (Bickan)
1832–1899
Kentucky, United States
Jordan Lamkin
1825–1900
Mississippi
Cathern Lamkin
1835–1900
Louisiana
Great-Grandparents
Dicy Dillon
1808–1870
Charles (Bickan)
1795–1854
Caroline Castleman
1804–1880
William Lamkin
1778–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bacon
1767–1817
Ann Patterson*
1773–1797
Gen. Castleman\Casselman
1777–1837
Sarah White
1768–1828
Sampson Lamkin
1749–1828

Bessie Simmons's Descendants

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Bessie (D.) Simmons (20 Apr 1896–29 Oct 1982) m. Horace Simmons (7 Oct 1890–18 Dec 1972)
  1. 1. Joseph (Lee) Simmons 1938–1997 m. Lela (Mae) Allen 1939–2015

Bessie Simmons's Timeline

4 Records

1896
20 Apr 1896
Birth of Bessie D. Simmons in Magnolia
Magnolia
1935
1935
Age 39
Bessie D. Simmons resided here in Pike, Mississippi
Pike, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 44
Bessie D. Simmons resided here in Beat 1, Pike, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Pike, Mississippi, USA
1982
29 Oct 1982
Age 86
Death of Bessie D. Simmons in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA
Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1896
    Event Place: Magnolia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pike, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02058; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 57-1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pike, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pike, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02058; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 57-1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 1, Pike, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pike, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02058; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 57-1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1982
    Event Place: Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA

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